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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 851.23

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Probate: Proving a will

“Personal representative” means any person to whom letters to administer a decedent‘s estate have been granted by the court or by the probate registrar under ch. 865, but does not include a special administrator.